Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and industrialist Viren Merchant’s daughter Radhika Merchant will marry later this year. However, their pre-wedding festivities will kick off on March 1 in Jamnagar, Gujarat. A bevy of who’s who are making their way to the city to attend the festivities. A video from the venue, which is all decked up to welcome celebrities from around the world has gone viral on social media. 

Jamnagar prepares to welcome celebs from around the world

A video from Jamnagar was shared by paparazzi, which showed the entry way to a township decked up. The Reliance Greens property saw some security vehicles for those checking into the city. Security will be a major focus as celebrities from around the world are expected to mark their presence at the 3-day event.

Who all are invited to the Ambanis function?

The pre-wedding functions are expected to be traditional and grand. Guests will get to experience the beauty of Indian culture at the pre-wedding festivities. According to ANI, names in the guest list include former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, President of Google Donald Harrison, former President of Bolivia President Jorge Quiroga, former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd and Chairperson World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab. 

Chairman and Founder Colony Capital Thomas Barrack, CEO JC2 Ventures John Chambers, Former CEO bp Bob Dudley, President of Global Development at BMGF Christopher Elias, Executive Chairman at Exor John Elkann, and CEO of Endeavor Ari Emanuel are also expected to be in Jamnagar next month. 

Chairman and CEO BlackRock Larry Fink, CEO Brookfield Asset Management Bruce Flatt, Co-chair Board member BMGF Bill Gates, COO BlackRock Rob L Goldstein, Managing Director Morgan Stanley Michael Grimes, Chairman Hilton & Hyland Richard Hilton, Vice Chairman Berkshire Hathway Ajit Jain, Board Member Mandarin Oriental Archie Keswick, Scientist Dr Richard Klausner, Businessman Jared Kushner, Founder Thrive Capital Joshua Kushner, Former CEO bp Bernard Looney, Former Governor Businessman Terry McAuliffe, Scientist and Entrepreneur Yuri Milner, Founder and CEO Lupa Systems James Murdoch, President and CEO Aramco Amin H Nasser, Founder NV Investments Vivi Nevo, Former Dean Harvard Business School Nitin Nohria, COO Meta Javier Olivan, Vice Chairman Bank of America Purna Saggurti, , Founder and CEO Steel Perlot Michelle Ritter, Founder Schmidt Futures Eric Schmidt, Founding and Managing Partner Sherpalo Ram Shriram, CEO Sanmina Corp Jure Sola, CEO Enterprise GP Jim Teague, Group Chairman HSBC Holdings Plc Mark Tucker, and journalist Fareed Zakaria are among some of the other expected guests.

Rihanna is expected to perform at the pre-wedding ceremony. In 2018, when Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha got married, Beyonce performed at one of her pre-wedding functions.